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Herpes

Noun CEFR B1
ˈhɜː(ɹ).piz

Definitions

A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolherpeherpes
Françaisherpès
DeutschHerpes
20 more languages
Catalàherpes
Češtinaopar
Ελληνικάέρπης
Esperantoherpeto
Suomiherpes
Italianoherpes
Қазақ тіліұшық
한국어포진
Latinaherpes
Te Reo Māoripāpaka
Portuguêsherpes
Kiswahilitego
தமிழ்அக்கி
ไทยเริม
Türkçeuçuk
Tiếng Việtéc-pét

Examples

This, of course, is something only people with that STI would know. For example, herpes is 437737.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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